Pencil-securing holder.



R C. MINER- PENCIL SECURING HOLDER.

APPLICATION mio oma. 1913.

Pmente June 29, 1915.

Em i770 JM WIT-ED STATES i PATENT OFFIQE.

RAYMOND C. EINER, OFFAITH, SOUTH DAKOTA, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, OF ONE-HALF TO GEORGE GREGORY, OF GLENDIVE, MONTANA.

PENCIL-SEOUBING HOLDER.

` Speoloation of Letten Patent.

Patented June 29, 1915.

T0 all 'whom 'it may concern.'

Be it knownthat I, RAYMOND C.. Mmm, a citizen of the United States, residing at Faith, in the county of Meade ai'id State of South Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pencil-Securing Holders, vof which the following is a specification. l

This invention relates to improvements in pencil securing holders, and has for its ob- ]ect to provide a clip form'of holder adapted to be mounted upon a pencil Vor en' for unse in quickly and easily securing t e same in the pocket, or thelike, of the user,

An advantage of my invention is that the same is arranged to permit easy insertion of clotii forming a pocket or the like, and placing the pen or pencil therein. The devices now in use for a similar purpose require some manipulation of the clip portion in applying the same to the cloth of the pocket, whereas, as stated, my device may be readily inserted and will automatically engage the same and secure the pen thereto against accidental removal, while permitting comparativel eas intentional removal when so desind? T ese and other objects will be set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawing, in which;

Fi re 1 is aside elevation of a pencil showing my device appliedthereto; Fig. 2 is a view similar to F1g.1 taken at right angles thereto; Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a blank adapted to be bent ,into form to comprise my device; Fig. 4 is a transverse section taken along the line 4+4.- of Fig. 1, and Fig. 5 is a side elevation showing my invention slightly modified to be applied to a pencil protectin device.

Like nuiiiera s refer to like throughout the drawings.

10 desi ates a conventional form of pencil to which is shown applied, one embodiment of m device in operative position, generally esignated by the numeral 11, and comprising a body portion 12, bent into a substantially cylindrical form of slightly less diameter than that of the pencil 10z so that insertion of the latter in the cylindrical portion will operate to s read the side thereof, thereb increasing e frictional contact of the bo portion 12 on the sides of the pencil. I ave shown this body portion as apertured lat 12, thereby. forming three elements or the like. I preferably form this arm 13 g of flattened shape so that the naine or initials of the user, or other suitable matter, may be engraved or inscribed thereon. The spring portion 14 is preferably arranged at an angle with respect to the central of strips 12b with which it normally yieldingly contacts, as clearly shown in Fig. l. This iingular disposition of the arm 14 with the body portion 12 permits the cloth of a pocket or the like to readily slide therebetween when the pencil is placed in the pocket, and forcing downwardly thereof will cause the cloth to separate the spring arm 14 from its contact with the strip 12". The latter, by means of its spring construction and angular arrangement, will press against the cloth and hold the same tightly against the body portion l2, and my device will thereby prevent accidental dropping out or loss of the pencil or pen. The looped or enlarged end 14, presenting a rounded surface against the cloth, will permit the disengagement of the holder from the pocket upon sufficient pull being applied to the pencil to remove the same.

While I have shown and described my improved device with more or less particularity, I do not wish to be restricted to such showing or description beyond the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is 1. A securing clip comprising a body portion anda securing portion integral with said body portion, said last-named portion comprising an arm reversely bent with rcspect to said body portion and spaced therefrom, said arm having the end poition thereof reversely bent toward the point of attachment of said arm on said body portion toaform a spring member positioned between said arm and said body portion, the extreiir ity of said spring member being arranged to tion and a seom'mgpommi mel. mth.

said body portion, said last-named portion comprisingr an arm reversely bent wthlmev spect to said body portion and spaced thererom. ,said mmm having "the end -iporiiozn thereof reversely bent `toward .the point `of attachment of said arm'on'sa'id'body'portion to form a spring;` member positioned between said :t1-mand said body portiomtheextremity osaid spring member teninnating in' a looped `end arranged to .,.norr'nallynmake ,ayieiding contact .witbsaid body Portion. B. A securing clip oemprisng'ahodyf por- .tien .and .a securing portion-integrz- .with

lsaid body portion, said 'lastmame :portion comprising an arm reverseiy bent with respect to said 'body portonand spacedtherefrom, said lanni aving ,the `end portion thereof .reversely bent vtoward the ,point of attachment .f ysaid ,arm .on said hody pertionlte ferm n @rin'gvnmnber positioned between -sad arm and said body portion, the

extnemity `efyeed spring member being .ar-

ilmged tn .norgnaliy maken yielding Contact ninth said body portion, said spring member dining mlglarly disposed with respect to said body porti'on.

:4. :Aaseenring clip comprising@ body pol tion having the edges thereof bent to form a 'cydnderopen iil'ong one side, an arm extending substantially parallel to the axis of s aid cylinder andspneed from said'body portion` and t1-:Spring member .extending from vsaid .arm Land,'1ocated"between said arm and said body portion "with .the extremity thereof normally -eontacting with said tbody portion, .a11ofsai'd1parts being 'integrally formed.

In testimony vwhereof, I'have subscribed ,mynarne .SRAYMQND C. 'MNER Witnesses OSCAR Kenntnis', W. 1C. MEYER '.Qopies a! in 'whitney 'brom tot in ont: nah, by addressing *the Immissione Mantente. 

